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Add a favorite educational website site to the list below. Include a 2-3 sentence description or idea of how you use it.
NOTE: Please EMBED your link in the site name, instead of simply pasting in the URL. This is good practice and better web formatting. ( To embed your link: Highlight the text, click the link button on the toolbar, select external link , paste the URL in the address field and click OK).
I love the Oriental Institute's interactive game called "Dig Into History: Mesopotamia." Since this is the 1st time I've taught world history, I haven't used it before. I will this year, though. The software simulates an archaeological dig. Students dig, but must also manage time, money and dig crew. After the dig, they create a museum exhibit that requires them to make decisions about which "finds" should/ shouldn't be included. Cym
I love the interactive game on the web, FunBrain. It has many different things you can click on for fun and learning. Students can practice multiplication facts, and practice reading skills. This is an elementary level website, but I've seen teachers playing on it too! surehoppy (S. Hopkins)
My favorite free site is Thinkfinity which has become a staple for myself and my students to find all kinds of information for research, projects and web2.0 tools that students can use. It is sposored by Verizon as a free membership site for teachers and students. Since the fall of 2009 several free teacher trainings have been held in the state of Texas and I believe we are the only state that is piloting this program at this time. chamlin
My new favorite website is Glogster EDU. It is interactive posters. When you use the EDU site you get to have 100 students accounts under you for free. I am thinking of using to get to know the students' personalities. I am also thinking of using it for vocabulary. It's interactive, and way more fun than foldables or PowerPoint. I have seen other teachers use it for book reports, geography, and different cultures. jenkaatz
I like the Mackin Book Talk website. This website reviews books from several different reading lists from several states. When visiting the site, students can read summaries of Bluebonnet books, information about the author, rate the book, and then get recommendations of other books that are related or written by the same author.
I use KBears throughout the year when we are discussing the seven continents. I have a "Passport Around the World" unit that we begin at the the beginning of the school year; we visit each continent for 6-8 weeks (depending on time and how much my kids are enjoying the continent). The kids learn about the culture, habitat, and various cities/countries. The kids really enjoy it! KBears has information on animals and dinosaurs, games, the ocean, and more! Specifically, we spend alot of time on KBears GeoWorld because it focuses in on geography!
Tumble Book Libraryis a FREE website with a pretty big selection of children's books online. It has picture books, as well as chapter books, fiction and non-fiction. Some of the books include audio, so they can be read aloud to the children. I'm planning on using some of these to do novel studies during laptop sessions. That way, I won't have to buy a whole class set of these books. Sounds like a bargain to me. It also has games and puzzles on the site, but the best part is the books ~ in their entirety!Julia S.
Add a favorite educational website site to the list below. Include a 2-3 sentence description or idea of how you use it.
NOTE: Please EMBED your link in the site name, instead of simply pasting in the URL. This is good practice and better web formatting. ( To embed your link: Highlight the text, click the link button on the toolbar, select external link , paste the URL in the address field and click OK).
I love the Oriental Institute's interactive game called "Dig Into History: Mesopotamia." Since this is the 1st time I've taught world history, I haven't used it before. I will this year, though. The software simulates an archaeological dig. Students dig, but must also manage time, money and dig crew. After the dig, they create a museum exhibit that requires them to make decisions about which "finds" should/ shouldn't be included. Cym
I love the interactive game on the web, FunBrain. It has many different things you can click on for fun and learning. Students can practice multiplication facts, and practice reading skills. This is an elementary level website, but I've seen teachers playing on it too! surehoppy (S. Hopkins)
My favorite free site is Thinkfinity which has become a staple for myself and my students to find all kinds of information for research, projects and web2.0 tools that students can use. It is sposored by Verizon as a free membership site for teachers and students. Since the fall of 2009 several free teacher trainings have been held in the state of Texas and I believe we are the only state that is piloting this program at this time. chamlin
My new favorite website is Glogster EDU. It is interactive posters. When you use the EDU site you get to have 100 students accounts under you for free. I am thinking of using to get to know the students' personalities. I am also thinking of using it for vocabulary. It's interactive, and way more fun than foldables or PowerPoint. I have seen other teachers use it for book reports, geography, and different cultures. jenkaatz
I like the Mackin Book Talk website. This website reviews books from several different reading lists from several states. When visiting the site, students can read summaries of Bluebonnet books, information about the author, rate the book, and then get recommendations of other books that are related or written by the same author.
I use KBears throughout the year when we are discussing the seven continents. I have a "Passport Around the World" unit that we begin at the the beginning of the school year; we visit each continent for 6-8 weeks (depending on time and how much my kids are enjoying the continent). The kids learn about the culture, habitat, and various cities/countries. The kids really enjoy it! KBears has information on animals and dinosaurs, games, the ocean, and more! Specifically, we spend alot of time on KBears GeoWorld because it focuses in on geography!
Tumble Book Library is a FREE website with a pretty big selection of children's books online. It has picture books, as well as chapter books, fiction and non-fiction. Some of the books include audio, so they can be read aloud to the children. I'm planning on using some of these to do novel studies during laptop sessions. That way, I won't have to buy a whole class set of these books. Sounds like a bargain to me. It also has games and puzzles on the site, but the best part is the books ~ in their entirety! Julia S.